Review: Finders Keepers Library

 

* Book 1 in the Love in Bloom series * 

For a gardener blessed with a green thumb, Savannah Collins’s life sure seems like it’s all thorns, zero roses. She has no job, no relationship, and no place to live. With nothing but a car full of plants and her new rescue kitten, Savannah heads to Bloom, North Carolina, to spend the summer with her beloved Aunt Eleanor, a retired librarian.

Her aunt shares her love of literature with the Finders Keepers Library, located in her beautiful garden, where anyone can stop by to pick a book or leave a book. When a sudden summer storm destroys the library and many of the roses, it will take a village to get everything ready for the garden wedding that is planned there in just three weeks.

As the entire town joins in to make the necessary repairs, Savannah bonds with their neighbor Evan Sanders over the books that Eleanor has handpicked for each of them, helping them both find healing and self-discovery. Savannah only intends to stay through the summer, but when an unexpected job offer, a sudden health crisis, and a wayward pre-teen push her future in new directions, she has to wonder whether this is the place that she is meant to be—and the family she’s meant to be with. - Summary from the publisher

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book. I loved Aunt Eleanor and her garden library. I loved the bookish moments and the reading lists. I enjoyed the second chance romance with Savannah and Evan. June made for some entertaining moments - I felt badly for her. I wanted to wrap her up in a hug. The social media moments were funny. The secondary characters round out this novel, I can't wait to see who is featured in the next book. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute - love the stack of books

Source: My Library

 Why I read this: the author + the 2nd book is a Christmas story

Hand this to: Readers who love Hallmark movies and readers who love books about books

Library Recommendation: Highly Recommended for your romance collection.

Review: The Matchbreaker Summer

 

Camp Seabrook has been in the family for years and Paisley can't imagine a summer without it. This year, she and her friends are finally counselors. But Paisley knows a secret, this summer is the last summer the camp will be in her family. 

Her mom is selling the camp and they are moving. Ever since her father died, it's been a struggle to keep the camp open. Paisley's mom's boyfriend is moving back home to care for his mother. Paisley and her mom are going with him. 

But that's not what Paisley wants. She shares her thoughts with Hayden. Paisley doesn't like Hayden and the feeling is mutual. But he's there when she needs to spill her secrets. Telling him doesn't mean anything because he's not in her life. 

Until he gets pulled into be a counselor at the camp this summer too. And he has an idea that could change everything. What if Paisley broke her mom and Dave up? That would fix everything...

My Thoughts: This was a cute story - but it did have some characters making terrible choices. My heart hurt for Paisley and her troubles. I felt badly that she was fighting with her mom and her best friend. But I did really enjoyed her interactions with Hayden. I liked the camping and the activities, seems like a fun place to be in the summer. And I did like the ending. I read this on the plane and didn't want to put it down. 

Cover Thoughts: Adorable

Source: My library

Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for your school and public library collections. This is a super cute one for the summer. 

Also Annie Rains writes adult romances, which are also quite good. 

Like books about Camp? check out my Book List from last year.

Bookstagram: The Good Luck Cafe

This is the fourth book in the Somerset Lake saga. These books are super cute, set in a small town with great friendship. Each book is a different friend finding love. 

There are cute dogs, family drama, running for mayor, and a gossip blogger in this one. 

Don't miss out on this charming book - which would make a great Hallmark channel movie series. 

 

Watch That, Read This (1)

 

A new blog post series here on the blog.

This one features Hallmark movies and romance books - both favorites of mine.

Some of the movies are older, but I really enjoyed them.

 

 

 

 

Have you seen any of these movies or read any of these books?